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Papua New Guinea is an important country for GE, which opened its Port Moresby office in July 2014 in order to play a bigger role in the development of the PNG economy, and to help bring global energy, water treatment and healthcare to its population.

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It had all the wonder of the Royal Easter Show, but with science and technology taking the place of animals and rides. There were robots, drones, models, modelling, a mammoth mobile emergency-services integrated-communications truck and, on the main stage, a grand parade of inspiring minds and ambitious ideas. (Oh, and there were food stations serving pulled-pork tacos, steamed dumplings, noodle boxes and mini Wagyu beef burgers—streets ahead of the usual sideshow fare.)

GE Turbomachinery Solutions workshop, responsible for repair and maintenance of oil and gas equipment, is an essential part of GE’s $100 million Oil & Gas facility in Western Australia.

The workshop is modelled after best-practice workflows fine tuned in GE Aviation support facilities.

A Predix-based software program developed in Australia for use by GE workshops globally manages priorities to make on-time or even earlier customer deliveries.

GE will give $50 million in philanthropic funding for schools, job training and healthcare to Boston, its new home.

In this era of hyperconnectivity, transformation is happening faster and impacting every industry. To thrive in this environment, you need to understand these five things.

Someday, we will look back and realize that we live in one of the most fascinating periods in history, with technology having entered a new era of what I call "hyperconnectivity" — where the rate of change is accelerating in nearly every industry.

John Rice, the global vice chairman of GE is in Papua New Guinea, to speak with national leaders, build his understanding of the nation’s needs, talk to customers and confer with his local team. His visit is part of GE’s strategy to discover what approaches to infrastructure would most benefit this country of 7.8 million people, spread over 22 geographically spectacular provinces including 600 islands—a land of rich resources, stunning biodiversity, and opportunity, but where only 13% of the population has access to reliable electricity.

This week brought a plethora of news from the bleeding edge of research. Monkeys learned to drive wheelchairs with their thoughts, scientists used stem cells to regenerate the lens of the eye and restore vision, doctors found a way to do kidney transplants with kidneys from any donor and avoid organ rejection, and a Google AI system beat a human champion at Go, the most complex game ever invented.

Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs With Their Thoughts

We are just scratching the surface of virtual reality. From doctors to auto technicians to astronauts, here are some ways VR technology is helping to reimagine the future of work.

Over time, ideas change and innovation takes us to new, unexplored territories that unleash the kind of creativity that creates new dynamic businesses and reimagines old ones. Today, we are potentially on the cusp of such a change — driven by virtual reality (VR).

Jason Rao and David Silbey: We Need a Whole of Society Approach to Global Health Security

Jason Rao Director Of International Affairs At American Society For Microbiology

David Silbey Associate Director Of The Cornell In Washington Program And An Adjunct Associate History Professor At Cornell University

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From the Brink: As part of a regular series featuring content from BRINK, Jason Rao of the American Society for Microbiology and David Silbey of Cornell University discuss the importance of collaboration between governments and NGOs in containing a disease outbreak.

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